Kedma, Israel

Kedma is a youth village in south-central Israel. Located in the southern Shephelah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Yoav [Regional Council].

History

Kedma was founded as a kibbutz as part of the 11 points in the Negev campaign in 1946. It was founded on land traditionally belonging to the Palestinian village of Summil. After 1948, it also started to farm some of the land belonging to Bil'in.
Because of social and economic difficulties the kibbutz was abandoned in 1962. In 1971 a group of American Jewish youths settled on the site in an unsuccessful attempt to revive the community. It was reconstituted as a youth village in 1979.